Shloka 3
Adhyaya 41 — Yogic Conduct and the Discipline Leading to Siddhi
मानापमानौ यावेतौ तावेवाहुर्विषामृते । अपमानोऽमृतं तत्र मानस्तु विषमं विषम् ॥
mānāpamānau yāvetau tāvevāhur viṣāmṛte | apamāno 'mṛtaṃ tatra mānas tu viṣamaṃ viṣam ||
মান ও অপমানকে বিষ ও অমৃত বলা হয়; সেখানে অপমান অমৃত, আর মান সর্বাধিক ভয়ংকর বিষ।
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FAQs
Praise tends to inflate ego and bind one to social identity, while insult can cut pride and strengthen renunciation; hence the yogin values what reduces attachment.
Ethical-psychological instruction (yoga-dharma) rather than cosmological/genealogical pañcalakṣaṇa material.
“Nectar” and “poison” symbolize subtle inner effects: insult can awaken vigilance and dispassion; honor intoxicates the mind, obstructing samādhi.